Vocabulary

Question 1

This is the mineralized remains of plants or animals

Answer 1

Fossil

Question 2

This is one of the three main types of rocks, one in which fossils are frequently found

Answer 2

Sedimentary

Question 3

These are layers of rocks within which are characteristicts that are different from layer surrounding it

Answer 3

Rock Strata

Question 4

This is a solid substance that is composed of minerals

Answer 4

Rock

Question 5

This is the type of rock formed by the cooling of molten magma

Answer 5

Igneous

Question 6

This is the type of rock formed when they are subjected to higher temperatures and pressures which changes its mineral makeup

Answer 6

Metamorphic

Question 7

This is a solid, inorganic substance with a crystalline structure that is formed through geological processes

Answer 7

Mineral

Question 8

This is a sold in which the basic unit is packed in an ordered, repeating pattern

Answer 8

crystal

Question 9

This is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock from which groundwater can be easily extracted using a well

Answer 9

Aquifer

Question 10

This system identifies the scratch resistance of various minerals through the ability of a harder material to scratch a softer material

Answer 10

Mohs Scale

Question 11

This is a characteristic of minerals, it describes the mineral’s resistance to fractures or scratches

Answer 11

Hardness

Question 12

This is a description of the way light interacts with the surface of a crystal, rock, or mineral

Answer 12

Luster

Question 13

This is when minerals break on specific planes

Answer 13

Cleavage

Question 14

This is the separation of a material into two or more pieces under the action of stress

Answer 14

Fracture

Question 15

This is the color a mineral leaves behind after being dragged across an unweathered surface

Answer 15

streak